Silver Peak

The Silver Peak is a lithium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,593 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Peak
Secondary: Clayton Valley

Commodity

Primary: Lithium

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Foote Mineral Co.
Home Office: Shiprock, N.M.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1967
Year Last Production: 1987
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): REGION E OF YELLOWKNIFE & N OF GREAT SLAVE LAKE

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). (SURFACE)

Comment (Development): NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). ASSESSMENT(LI CONTENT IN BRINES DECREASING,TO MAINTAIN ACTUAL PRODUCTION LEVELS,LARGE ADDITIONAL EVAPORATION PONDS ARE REQUIRED.); IN 1986 39 WELLS WERE OPERATED,TOTAL AREA OF EVAPORATION PONDS 16SQKM (10% OF DEPOSIT AREA)

Comment (Production): PROPOSED CPCTY 250000 TPY ORE.NO PLANS HAVE BEEN RELEASED

Comment (Development): NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(NO);

Comment (Geology): ; SPODUMENE; PGMS ZONED OR HOMOGENEOUS

Comment (Production): UP TO 1979:1193 TONNES P.Y. OF LI CONTAINED IN CARBONATE LI CONCENTRATION IN BRINES HAS LESSENED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE PRODUCTION STARTUP (?FRESHWATER INFLOW)

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 14 PGMS THAT MEET CERTAIN SIZE & GRADE CRITERIA ARE INCLUDED IN THIS TONNAGE

Comment (Commodity): LITHIUM (TA,REO,BE)

Comment (Commodity): LITHIUM

Comment (Location): TOTAL SURFACE OF EVAPORATION PONDS ABOUT 16 SQKM

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). EVAPORATION CARBONATE PRODUCTION

Comment (Geology): ; BRINE; BRINES LOCATED IN CLOSED EVAPORITE BASIN(BOLSON).CLAYTON VALLEY IS INTERPRETED AS AN UNDRAINED STRUCTURAL DEPRESSION.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1974/76

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ESTIMATED,"RECOVERABLE WITH PRESENT TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC PARAMETERS"

References

Reference (Deposit): DAVIS.J.R.& VINE,J.D.,1979: STRATIGRAPHIC AND TECTONIC SETTING OF THE LITHIUM BRINE FIELD,CLAYTON VALLEY,NEVADA.--RMAG-UGA,1979 BASIN AND RANGE SYMPOSIUM,P.421-430

Reference (Deposit): KUNASZ,I.A.,1974:LITHIUM OCCURRENCE IN THE BRINES OF CLAYTON VALLEY,ESMERALDA COUNTY,NEVADA.--IN:COOGAN,A.H.(EDITOR):FOURTH SYMPOSIUM ONSALT:NORTHERN OHIO GEOL.SOC.VOL.1.P.57-66

Reference (Deposit): BARRETT.W.T.& O`NEILL,JR.,B.J.,1970: RECOVERY OF LITHIUM FROM SALINE BRINES USING SOLAR EVAPORATION.--IN:RAU,J.L.& DELLWIG,L.E.(EDITORS):3.SYMPOSIUM ON SALT,NORTHERN OHIO GEOL.SOC.,VOL.1,P.47-50.

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M-FILES;/PA2:FORM 10-K,1987,P.4;/PA3:MIN.YB.1984; U.S.B.M-FILES

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.